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OUR FOOTBALL COxMPETL lION, FIVE GUINEAS FOR A TIP. On Saturday, February 15lb, the follow- ing matches are to be played:- Aberavon I.. Swansea I Llanelly v. Neath MorriaLeQ v. Penarth ^Newport v. Cardiff Swau3ea II v. Aberavon II. (Flayed oil the gruuuci of the forrner,) ¡ Three things will be required of the successful tipster, First, he will have to iind the winuiug teams then, secondly, he will have to place tne winners in the order oi' merit—that is to say, t'ne team that wins with most in hand will have to be put at the top of tb j list, and the other according to tuc margin ot points, credited to them. Draws, of course, will be at the bottom of the list, Finally the scores of each team will have to j be given iu points, and tlw total number for all thft winning teams placed at the foot. | Four matches unv-st be played. The following coupon should be filled up and must reach us not later than two o'clock on Saturday next, in an envelope plainly marked in the top leit-uand corner j Competition, COUPON 21. TTrrrammT■ mnmiiiw h mn hiiiith —i n in iwniiiw Winning Pts. Pts \Y,n'g;l Team. for agst. Pts. | j • I! 3. 11 I I i 1 :J I I Total I § i Name I Address £ _r—nmn-!<«-<) "I

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1896. NOTES & COMMENTS If the attempt to unite the Welsh manu- facturers for the purpose of opening up new markets "for tin-piates fails, as now seems Ukely, infinite discredit will be cast upon them as a class. The scheme has been warmly approved, bnt its success de- pended upon the approval materializing I into hard cash. As usual, however, a large I proportion of the manufacturers expect to 'I see the experiment made at the expense of others, and naturally those willing to share the risks do not. see the reasonableness of I a few undertaking 1J. work, the benefit of which wiii be enjoyed by all in common. With the failure of the scheme, the trade relapses once more into the unmitigated dog eat dog state,

The Mayor of Swansea did a public service when, at the meeting of the Watch Committee yesterday, he persisted in keep- ing his colleagues to the point that vhat- ve r form the epistolatory duel with the I' Home Office might assume, it was the duty I of the committee to press forward the request for an inquiry into police administration at Swansea. To convict the Home Ofhne of error would be an achievement gratifying, no doubt, and likewise the obtaining of the certifi- cate of efficiency which entitles the borough to the police grant. But the attainment of neither of these ends would I materially better tha administration of the police at Swansea, which has suffered and is sulfering from a dual control of the most mischievous character. That which the ratepayers have a right to expect from the Home Office is assis- tance in securing the effective control over the police which at the present time does not exist, for the reason that the I' authority of the Watch Committee neutralises that of the chief-constable, with I the result that half the force look of approval to the latter and the remainder covertly ignore him, the better to secure the favour of those members of the Watch Committee openly opposed to the chief constable. Taking the circumstances into I account it is surprising that even the semblance of discipline is maintained in the force. Sooner or later it must dis- appear, unless the Home Office takes the matter in hand, and determines where the seat of authority is located in so far as the internal management cf the Swansea Police is concerned.

In trying to ^et behind a bargain made in good faith on behalf of the town the Tramway Company has alienated the sym- pathy which has been a considerable factor in deciding the induigent policy hitherto observed towards it by the Corporation, ) Henceforward it is entitled oniy to what the law gives—no less and no more.) ShouJtl tho company f:1d to accept the (excessively generous terms now offered we nope to see the council with- drawing the Tramway Bill, even though {that involves holding back the Electric Lighting Scheme for a season. Provision has, we understand, been made foi this contingency which opens up a vista of possibilities scarcely agreeable to tho Tramway Ceui^anv. It 1)&.8 been su^goj.fced that if the worst came t" the worst the company could place itself in a position neatly as iavoiir.-tl.-io financially a3 that created under the agreement i y realizing its assets, including the running powers, over the Mumbles Railway. But we greatly doubt it, and the fa -t that the llireetol's entered into the bargain with the Corporation is. in itself, strong presumptive evidence against the soundness of the; suggestion. I, i,

The Queorrs Speech, rendered stale ill the main by accurate forecasts, is made remarkable by what it omits and by one I paragraph which it contains. W ) observe j the absence of the customary "My rela-i ttions with foieign Powers continue to be j 1 cordial," or words to that affect, arid instead we have I continue to recei," from other Powers assurances oi thetr friendly sentiments." The un- expected paragraph which the specch embodies is, The Sultan of Turkey has sanctioned the principal rc-, forms in the government of the Armenian provinces for which, in conjunction with the Ivmperor of Russia and the President of the Frenclt liepuhlie, I have felt it my duty to press." Unless we are greatly mistaken the wording of th's will attract the attention of the whole civilized world. It denotes a change of front on the part of Great Britain which affects every country In Europe. In the light of it we may have to completely readjust our view of the German Emperor's message to President Kruger, and be compelled to regard it, not as the unex- pected departure it seemed to be, but as the petulant closing incident in a series of events which had placed England abso- lutely out of touch with the Triple Alliance. The paragraph, with its glimpse 01 (Jieal Butam rnov.t5g nana iu hand witn her traditional rivals, and with its studied ignoring of Germany, Italy, and Austria, implies a change in our foreign policy greater in scope and in profound possibili- ties than any one which has occurred within the memory of the living. It is a change which generations yet to ccme may regard as constituting the best claim of Lord j Salisbury to be considered a far-sighted 1 iiiid courageous statesman For decadcs Russian diplomatists have longed for a cordial understanding wish this country and for a peaceful development side by side of the resources of Asia. Has their dream been at last fultiiled ? Have the two greatest Asiatic powers ceased to glower at each other across the ill-defined boundaries which divide them in the older world ? If so, ill betide Germany. A Colonial statesman, in a phrase which wiii Jive, recently described England as occupying a position of splendid isola- tion." At that time we appeared about to confront the world in arms, undaunted and unafraid. England alone can endure such isolation. But isolation for Germany is not splendid—is not even endurable. Russia and Franco united can crush her as 'I an egg-shell would be crushed in a. vice. Her mainstay is the Triple Alliance, which I is a three-legged stool—one leg of which, Italy, can only be depended upon while secure of the moral support of England. Itaiy was squeezed into the alliance because her extensive sea-board exposes her to the attacks of a strong naval power, and the Alliance, believed to have the tacit sympathy of England, appeared to safe- guard her from France and Russia, The transference of Great Britain to the side of the latter transforms her protection into a peril, and sooner or jattr she must follow the lead of the chief naval power. Whem this happens where will stand Germany—impotentagainst her traditional enemies. Bismarck devoted his years of power after the Franco-German War to the isolation of France. He has lived to see the positions reversed—France strong in allies, Germany standing almost alone. The grim sardonic old man of blood and iron" has seen his life's work placed in jeopardy by a young man in a hurry." He may even live to see the thirty-nine rags sewed by him into the garment cf German unity once more rent apa. t by disasters abroad I and revolution at home. For it is towards revolution that events are tending in Ger- many, where the forces of the old Im- perialism stand to-day face to face with a revolutionary spirit it vainly attempts to sta.mp out.

THE TIH-PLATE TRADE. MEETING 01; MASTERS. THE QUESTION OF OPENING UP NEW MARKETS. On Tuesday afternoon II. special meeting of the Comn>ttee having in hand the farciatien of a new com- I pany for the purpase of seeking and opemnj; up new markets for tin-plates was held at the Mack worth Hotel, it was repertca that the promises of assistance received at the outset had failed to ewme up to expectations, and as matters n»vr stood they were not justified in proceeding any further wiih the scheme. It has been de- cided, however, to convene a meeting of all masters in the trade, to be held in a fortnight hence. FAILURE OF A MAN UFA CT U RE IL A petition in bankraptey relating to the affairs of Mr R. C. Jeuking, ol. Swansea, has been hied. Tho liabilities are sta.ted to be something like £5,000, but particulars have Det yet been supplied. Ivir Jenkioa ill a linplate manufacturer, j and lias beca trading as the EasLern Valleys Tin-piate Works, Limited," whoso works are at Caerleon, Alonmoutusuire, We understand that a statement ot accounts has not yet been prepared. BEAUFORT WOiJv«. A i.ortioR of the Beaufert Works reo started to-day, ten sets having commenced at lbs tju-hcuse, whilst the sauie number of mills are uoin^ The men have re-started ) without making any concession, us was rumoured.

-+ SWANSEA POLICE COURT. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. W. Wallets and Colonel Morgan, Al.I.KCMD IIlSiKINC A>7D KNiEUIN Taui A. iiearne, 16, liruoU-atreet, Pnilip Gougb, 12, Gra« £ -torrace, and England, 6b, Mier-atreet, threfi young men. ware charged with breaking into the Lcit-up shop of Evan Evans, grocer, Strand, bat wean 11 1 ,u:. on the 8th inst. and 1 :1.11:. on tho 9th mat, and stealing a scale-plate valued at 7t. —Only formal evidence was given, this .liowing that Oougii stud he kicked the rtoor open, and the prisoners wer.5 remanded till to-morrow (Thursday), and allowed bail. ONLY SBSi'JCIO-V. Joseph Brueton, fitter, ol, Orehard-urect. a respeetabiy-dresstd man, was placed in the doeu on a. ebarge of stealing a hail-sovereign :rom the till of the *>hop of Mrt Hopkins, 670, .Ncalh-road, Llani>ar>)!et, Oil the llih nib! The eviuence v/as that prisoner and another man cal!«d on .Vrs Hopkins en 'luesday afternoon. Sh" had a Wheeler and Wilson towing machine, and he said he v/»? an agent of the iir.n and :>s;;ed if it wanted repairing, He Jeft a. minute later, and she inisscd a half-sovereign which she had just seen m the lin. Prisoner was fallowed and hanued over to the police. A remand tdl Monday next was gran ed, J V A til 3T.T IKS. Marraret Williams, Strand, was, oa the evidence o" P.C. Tanner, lined 10s for being drunS; ai>d disorderly in High-street on the I llih inst.Frank Williams, fitter, 31, sit. Ijaieo's-road, snd Vi:cc Grills, 15, Marsdrn- street., were each lined 40s or a month lor improper conduct at Mount Pleasant, on the llth. P.C. Williams proved the caaa.

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] WELSHMEN IN AMERICA- J BY "UT PRCSIM,3 ARTICLE VII. I In the more Welsh colonies of America, j Christmas aud JNew dear's Day are spent ,n holding r'ist.eddfodau, and We'ih earoi sing- iu„ Indeed, one or the moot pleasant T evenings I ever spent among Americana was that ot Deceaibar 23rd, 1883 at a place named Noblosviliftj Ind. There are a tew V e.lah famines here settled since lboQ, They arc j in good circumstances, aud although minus any Welsh rel;gious cause or any place or worship, they o^ten meet to sing a few of the soul stirring hvmns ales. On another etening a fev, Welshmen met at a fine residence in Meridian-street, India- napolis. Amongst those present en this occasion were live who had a vory interesting OCCa.lOn wet. fhe who had a. ,'ory inl:.t'rct>tins history relative to Cymru a Chymraeg. The promoter was D. S. Levies, an agent 01 oi the Linotype Company, Now York, for the Southern States, Me is the son ot the Kev. Isaac Davits, formerly a Baptist minis- ter in Sivdo Park, P:>„ who died from the ei.ec-i.s t),, wounds received in a irinkertcn and labour >,u"uggie som# years ago, Piokerton is a term applied to tbo pri vale sold s ers em ploy ed as defenders, in a case of strike by tbe capitalists, or bv t!h' wealthy families Le fcuard porsenai estates and interest. On this particular evening the songs, j glees, and reeit.-tioas were all 'NVeisli. One OL the most patriotic Cambro-Americaus met by too among these Christmas parties was Captain Wert, who was born in Carmarthen ,own about tne yeAr 1310. lie was one of the, crew of the K ears age which destroyed 4he 290 or Alabama off Cherbourg on tne ever-notable day. June 19, 1864, which boat was under tho Federal cemmand of Captaii1 Winslow. 1 The old c-iptain spoke with a deep con-1 victiou and fervour of feeling when, ever he had occasion to say a few words of thi-j memorable incident. During the Grand Army encainpmcntof lii9ii Captain Wert had charge of the model built Kearsage opposite bis own residence in Indiana Avenue, ludianopolis. This feature was oue of the most successful in the encamp- ment. Captain Wert, although beinc oneiight- in0 against the complicated owners and pro- meiers of the Alabama, spoke with affection, anci esteem ef the Government 01 GreaL Britain. Indeed, the majer ty of American people had a tender ieeÏtag in their hearts towards the mother country. It >vas on the first of January, '94, i met Mr. John Joaes, a natire "Or Pontardawe, at one tune a publican in that place, and after- wards a roilernian at Ashlurnliam, Burry Pert, John is a fine social fellow and in the short time he has been in the btates, has covered some considerable ground, viz., Missouri, Kentucky, aud Indiana, .tie has a number of relatives and friends living at Peutardawe. Among other old residents from Llaneily whom I met wore Messrs Edwin Stevenson and Dan Morris. Both held re- j «pensiieis positions at the 8outh Waiea Weelis, until the tall of 1091, and still hold very lucrative posItIons at. ptesent under the same firm at Gas City, led. Bot;) emigrated to the Statea about reur years ago, and commenced their Amerieau career at Eiizuoelh Port, New Jersey. Edwin ytevensou :s the chief superintendent of tho finishing depart- ment, aud appears to be doing well. lie baiit a. very eerafortabie looking dwelling-house in Jonestown, about the middle e, l last summer. his family are sociable and kind, and proved themselves very charitable to a young Llanellyite when struck down with fever last fall, Dan Nerris and his family are as good as any Welsh in the colony, lis is the bead aunealer, itiid working with him is Sam Miller, anoth-r Llaneily man Also in the :¡¡,me family is Vines Evans, a Mew Dock boy. and a soa-in-law of Milier, David and barauel Morgan were oid Morfa boys, but ara now euiiJo ed at the tin-plate factory of Gas City. Both are steady aad industrious men, aud are fortu- nate among others in this little tin-piate circle efltidianopoiis. The management of the mill department at Gas City has been from the uutset >a the bancs cf Air. William John, who has travelled South Wales extensively as a tin- plater, and also a good deal of Americ; Mr John is a L'ane.ly man, and has a very respectable connection in family circles in the tin-plate town. His family consists of his wife and two daughters, who caiaae out to the States about tiie iatter part of 1394. Mrs John is a very nice lady, And as a family they aro well respected in the city of Gat. Mr John went out to Arkansas to the hot springs a few months ago in order to be treated by medical experts, and derivo ben^flt from the hot spring us well. We hope inat be will be fully i rece\ered by the time he will have this issue of the Post. A next door neighbour to Mr. John and au old friend, is Xir. John Hughes, blacksmith by trade, and a native of b.«ansea. M r If ugiles emigrated to the States about seven years auo. and has worked in many places s nea his n 1 landing on American soil. Ha is a member of the Council Board of the city, and is very industrious with other guod works, among them being the Eapiist Church, oi" which be is a prominent member. There are a number ot John Hughes's friends and i-elativoii stili I iiving in the town of Swansea. He cum* to Cuis City from Elwood in the soring of 18S3. Among the Welshmen of the Gas licit the two brothers William and Tom Richard. are not t'ac least prominent. They have been out III the Stales ietir years, and are vary fortu- nate. John, their brother, is a mill superin- tendent at Blaisville, led., William Hi the coin rol's superintendent at Gas City, and loin is a rclierman in the sa^e place. All tilo brothers are honourable and upright. William married a very accomplished young iadv in the suaimer of '94, and ten monlns later buried her. JShe was the daughter of a land agent at filwoed Ind, by the name of Mr ira itidtvcU. They are natives, I believe, of Eianeliy. but have spent the laat twelve years or more in Mornston. Their father is a. t superintendent at the Gorseir.on Tin- i;at6 Works. (To be cov.tinucd.)

ABERAVON SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Aberavun School Board was held on Tuesday afternoon. Alderman llees Thomas presiding. There were also predict Messrs u Piper (vice- chairman), J >1 fcjimLh, 11 J iiiokes, aud William Williams (Mayor;,—Tne Clerk iaid before tim Board particulars of tho cost per iiead of educating children, and it appeared from his stateme nt that tiie rata per 11(:,1:1 the ratepayers bad to find was 111 6s Tho total cu^t per head was £ 2 13s Id. The Government j-r..nt, it will be seen, covere'J more than iialf of this amount, — The Vice-chbirmai:, at. whose instance the statement bad been prepared, expressed himself ratisScd with the anahsis, but repeat :d that tho seuool board) svstem was a most exp&nsivn mode of i ulnar ting education.—Mr li, J. Stokes mid that the vico-chairmaivs position could not be maintained. There was no board worked more economically than theirs in the conntrv. it should be remembered that m'der the old system considerable bonis were contributed privately towards tho expense oE voluntary schools. — The Chairman stated that lie would give a tss. to the children ot the Sandtields Schools in commemoration of the opening or (base schools.—This function will In held on Tuesday week.

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SWANSEA AND, THE A DISCORDANT NoTE. TO THS I.MTOK, O: THE "toALI.Y POST." SIR—An intimation that the Great Western Railway direciors" do not confine their w- 1 spiring intention? to improvements and extensions, but to the immediate redress of Swansea stuppers' grievancce, would have been received with a little more enthusiasm at tho docks than the announcement of colossal expenditure which the Company cannot now very well «tvoid, the necessit;es of the situation rendering bucit ameliorations indispensable to the efficient working of its own business. in your columns some months ago, appeared an expose, of the abuses and arbitrary treatment meted out to 8wairsea shippers, and you took a 11 veJv interest iu the campaign against the Great Western Railway* In spite of preys agititation. personal repre- sentations utidhercuicaa ofi'ort;; put forti. by I the bwansea Cuamber of Commerc- the Great Western Railway stili turns a deaf ear to t.10 jUbt demands of its most important ireighters-- that enlightened conception ot it- true interests" is conspicuous ,uy its absence—at any rate from a Swansea shipper's point 01 view. The Great Western Railway dows t>how an '• enlightened conception" el tho advantages of monopoly, and as a mono- poiist plays its role to a T. Ths beneiicial iniicenco" of local members of the directorate iniicenco" of local members of the directorate dt.es not seem io have iiad much effect in righting these wrongs shippers are labouring under, and ilns local beneficial influence nas beeniippeale i to mere than once. With- out entering into minor points, it would interest shippers !.t) kaow.—tl.) If the Great Western ilailvmy intend to abandon tiie extra charge ot 3d. per ton now imposed on ail coals coming from Lhe West, and thus do away with the undue preference shown to coals from the East which can be shipped at any dock at a uniform rale. If the Company will persist in making shippers pay its tipping charge of 2,d. per ton on coul troughs, LO the Docks on its system, when the Company cannot, tor divers reasons, provide tipping accommodation.— V/fcsn we sac "a | generous aofi wise policyaduntsd by the Great tYustern liaiiway we shall oniy ba too pleased to applaud it, but its "go ahear'. l-olicy as at present constituted, means lo hwausea shippers "neads I win,tails yon lose, hwausea shippers "neads I win,tails yon lose, I regr ;t !o have lo strike a discordant note, but- as, with commendable impartiality, your columns are open to adverse criticism, I beg you 1.0 bo good enough to insert my lament. ¡ Vours, 0cc, —• Swansea. CARLON.

I SWANSEA COTTAGE HOMES. I I THE MASTER SUMMONED FOR ASSAULT. t I Considerable interest was taken in tue hearing of the summens fur assault taken out by Mary Mortimer, of 131, Western-striet, Swansea, against John Evan Elliott, master of the Cottage Homes of the Swansea Union, aud beard in the Swan- sea County Poiice-eourt to-day (Wednesday) by Mr, William W altars And Colonel M erf an. Several members of the Board of Guardians were present, in addition to the clerk (Mr G. Baker Hay es). Mr Richards appeared for the complainant i and Mr C, B. Jenkins for the defendant. Mr Richards, in opening the cose, said the I complainant bad a daughter named Edith in service with the defendant, and another ebilu in the Cottage Homes. On the 28th January Mrs Mortimer went to see her daughter, aud found she bad a bad finger. With the defen- dants consent hhe took her down Lo Swansea aad had the fincer-treated, fcrhc intended to sand her daughter baek by the 8.30 p.m. train, but being under the mistaken notion that it j left -t 8.40, miKsed it. It was too far waiK, and she eeuld net afford a cab, so she kept her daughter with her all night. Next kept her daughter with her all night. Next day Mrs Mortimer accompanied lier daughter back and explained her detentien in Swansea, Nothing tiisn was said. On the 31sfc Mrs Mortimer went to the Cottage Homes to take soma clothing for her daughter. She saw the dasfenrhint ;.md asked if she coukl see her ehiid. After some demur he allowed the child to eeme, but when she came he would j not allow complainant to i-peak to her. and not allow complainant to i-peak to her. and said her linger I-,As now all right, Mrs j Mortimer threw tua bundle or clothes to her I daughter, and thereupon the defendant- took her roughly by the shoulders and tbrt-v her down tuo steps, thereby hurting her severely, and at the suae time used very abusive lauauage to her. 'I Mrs Mortimer was then called, and was proceeding to fctate the events of the 2Sth wiien the clerk (Mr Jenkin Jooes; interpesed and bfcid she mutt only refer to the day of the assault, tor which defendant was sum- moned. Complainant then corroborated the opening statement, and said there were four 5tcps uown wnich she WR3 thrown, fchc would sivear tbat defendant never asked her t. eAve before he pushed her down them. When she went away defendant came alter her a short way and said she ought to be ashamed of herself to see her children there and going about the way she was. iiv Mr Jenkins: She was in iodgings. She was not certain her husband was dead, but so far as she could ascertain he was. bhf had three children at the homes. When sh-i com- j plained to the guardians they said the mailer j did not want clearing up. bLe bad never beE., ejected from the Cottage Homes. She | tried to catch the train on the 23th but missed it. The defendant looked her in the face as it he would tyrannise her. Re-exaniined: the was a cook, and was m service up to a few weeks ago. feha wasstiil I suiiering from the Silack and was under the doctor's earc. j Edith Mortimer, aged 15, daughter ef the complainant, followed with evidence as to tiie occurrence on the day of the assault. She said tiuit when the defendant pushed her [nether uown the utep he iiuu not asked her to ge. 1 By AIrJenkios IJer mother was net talk- ing loudly, aud was not scoining witness. Re-bxamined: Her mother d.ct not try to force her way past the defendant. "I Mr Jenkins, for the defence, characterised Lhe whoiu thing as a trumped-up al!a;r, and said lie had never come across such a cock- and-bull story before. if mc charge were sut'ained it would put an end te aii discipline. The ec«:p!ainant had had (j more privilege•» than moat people m being allowed to to,e her children 011 other than visiting days, He should put in a resolution I, of the guardians taking the children out of the control ü; tho mother, and ordering them to be under the oare ol tne Guardians till 18 years old. .Mr JenKin Jenos: Tho magistrates cannot I go into tuat matter. The question lor them is the assault. Mr .isnivina, continuing, said 110 more force li.an neccRsary was used, and ho bad a wilness I Vrho saw tne whole thing. lit. Hakcr Haynes was the urst witness for ithcdoicnce, and saia the children of Mrs | Mortimer v..■ re under tho ypeciai c:o<itr«l of the guarcii&us. Ho produced the minute book. L j Hr Richards asked what that had to do with the assault. Mr Jenkins said it would prove that the | children were out of the control of tho mother and under tiial of the guardians. ■ Mr Hayn« s, L< suraing, said Mrs Mortimer made a sort ol. complaint, l>«t, nothing was done. She WJS rc«j[ite..ttd not to interfere with the children. with the children. H.o¡.:u Havajd, employed at the Cottage Homes as gardener, said he heard defendant teli Mrs Mortimer not to go in, but she went towards tl1e entrance in opite of that. Sic heard Mrs Mortimer call i.er daughter, but he (lid IJot heal" anything else-. HB saw I defendant catch hold of Mrs Mortimer's hand and pull her back, and put her nowu over the steps. He did not no it roughly. Tiie magistrates, after a consultation with the clerk, gavo tfceir decision in the words, J The case is dismissed. j

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-.0. j,!r I FOOTBALL NOTES. -«< [BY THE KELT. '] The committee responsible for the selection of the Glamorgan County team is evidently deter- mined that the public shall not consider these in .itches seriously. Swansea — which, since Cardiff stands aloof—is the chief club in the cuuuly, had not a single representative on the committee. Mr. Bryaut has left the district; Mr. trwynn is una hie to attend, and the com- mittee, in virtue of soma absurd rule or other, has decided that the seat of neither can he filled at the preseut time. This fact may help my read rs to understand why that hotch-potch team was selected last nigbt, And it is a hotch-potch combination. Just look at. the names — Back, Bancroft; three- quarters, Pearson (Newport), Cliff BOY,en (Llaneily), Tom Davies (Treherbert), and Heroic Morgan (Fensrth) halves, Dan Jones (Abera- von) aud Shepherd (Peuarth') forwards, Wil- liams (Swansea), F. Hutchinson (Neath), Miller ( Mountain Ash), Evans (Penygraig}, Ivor Griffiths (Aberavon), Mackenzie (Pontypridd?-, Davies 1 Mornston), and T. Paillips (Llwynpia). Bancroft t-oul i .t- possich- be ignored at full hack. Tb* three-quarters would be acceptable hut for Pearson, who never shines in these matches, and whose qualifications, as a Cardiff player, are thin in view of the tact that Cardiff stands outside the county in these matters. Dan I Jones is clever, but, combined with Shepherd, the pili,' are a poor apology for the Jameses. It is cvinforting to know that not one of the mem- bers of the committee has seen the brothers pluy since their reinstatement—which fact places the proper imprint on their selection. The forwards are hung together like currants in a pauper cake. Some of them have never ar-en heard of before for the reason that they have not been tried in a first-class match. Un- less better use thall this is made by the com- mittee ol its powers the sooner the better Glam- organ disappears from county football. At all events Welsh footballers cannot be expected to develop a. feverish interest in inter-county conteats while the position of Glamorgan is left to be determined by a lop-sided combination of the kiuu produced at the Royal Hotel last niyht.

1 am sincerely .orry for badger-as plucky a player as he is a modest and skiltul one—and equally sorry that there should be an impression 1 that he is the victim of downright rough play. Charges of this kind are easily made and dithedit to refute. They kuow something of it at Llauellv, which tact should induce them to resist the temptation of placing Aberavon on the gibbet unless there be good cause for it. When big-built mmj play a keen hard game against opponents smaller in build the chances favour accidents. Keenness—or in other words an intense desiro to win-in a game where the sides are of unequal weight almost always results i in injuries being snftcred by the lighter players. There is always the danger when this happens of the cry of rough play being raised. Every true lover of the game ought to set his face steisly against roughness, If referees bad the strength of mind to enforce the power invested in them there would be Jess of roughness. But equally reprehensible is the disposition to condemn as r.,ugh play which is only keen and vigorous, 1 did not see the Aberavon match, and cannot, therefore, speak of its character. It is possible, I however, to imagine how the Bravon men, bent on defeating their formidable opponents, and encouraged by an exciting crowd, made full use of their strength. Whether thij went beyond the legitimate point only those who saw the j. match can say. J gather from" Forward," who was present, that the roughness was not of that pronounced character which made the inaction ef tLe refcre." censurable. I Badger's first injury, according to my in- formant, occurred in the natural course of the game; but, the second mishap, which compelled II him to retire finally, is more open to doubt. Forward's description of tke incident tallies with that given by Badger himself, namely, that after he had put in his kick, one Abera\ou man jumped on him from behind and another brought ¡. his knee into violent contact with tue lower part of Badger's body. Personally, I am always slow to believe any footballer capable of iutentional injury to an I (pponent. Spectators who have never known from actual experience how difficult it is for a player to pall up short, especially on a slippery ground, frequently hoot what seerus an unneces- sary tackle. More than not the latter is due to the absolute inability of the tackier to do anything else. So far as the circumstances can he jvdged, the Llaneily committee se m to have acted judiciously in deciding not to abandon the two other matches arranged for this season with Aberavon. The cancelling of fixtures on account of roughness ought never to happen except 011 conclusive evidence. Cardiff's example is a. bad one to follow. At the same time the Abera\ on team would be wise to t^ke the hint implied, and prevent their enthusiasm carrying them beyond reasonable limits. One of the first things done by Messrs. A. J. Daviss and Walter Rees yesterday, upon arrival at Swansea, was to pay a visit to Mr. W. H. G wynn. Now that the latter has passed out of danger iL is no longer necf Siary to conceal the I that his recovery has astonished local medical men. The veteran footballer is in splendid spirits, and is looking forward with eager antici- pation to looking at the wnrld once more other than from a window iu Nichol-street. Old Ebor" says — "The Rev. Frank I Marshall was a bit too severe in his structures in last week's 'Athletic News.' re the Rugby Union and the case of ttie brothers James. That, at any rate, is the opinion held in Yorkshire football circles. I am atraid if Mr. Marshall had ;i football Paradise to construct he would not get many candidates for admissiou. The test of I purity would be too severe—especially with his reverence acting the part of St. Peter with his key-5 To-morrow (Thursday) alternoon thf Temolc Wanderers play Briton Ferry on tit- Vetch Field; kick-ofi' at four o'clock. The Wanderers wiii be represented by:—Goal, Ottoway; backs, Levis and Waddirgton; halves, May, Owens, and Wharton; forwards,* Elliott-Roberts (captain), Edwards, Priccbard, Christie, and Tucker. The Glamorgan team against Yorkshire will be selected probably on Monday week. Jt's I pretty likely the brothers James will have a chance then. We arc likely to hes.ra.de.d about the proposed I testimonial to Mr. Gwynu, but the Swansea com- mittee feel loth to do anything in the matter until the Gould affair has been disposed of. The I latter business has not been taken up with much spirit iu the West yet; but, recognising the fact j that so much is being done at Cardiff aud New- port, the Swansea club feel bound to givij it their support, and I t-indcrstand i»T\ Peri»;S, f; secretary, is prepared to receive shilling sub- scripiiens. Here is Avon's correct record to date :—I'iav,d of. won 12, lest 4, drawn 5: points for, 1^0 points against, .30.. Aberavon, therefore, is an easy fourth en the list ot South Wales football. Indeed, as regards the number of points scored <.gainst them, they til- with the champions. They have only lost their four matches by a try each, whilst tbe highest score recorded agaii.st them has been five points—-a diverted goal. Till Pcck.snitfian purwts who shrank back appalled at the idea ot the Jameses being re- instated after three years sojourn in the wilder-j ness show a singular reluctance to face the plain facts of the Gould testimonial. They strained at the gnat, but swallow the camel with comfort- able case. These bo the foik who howl at the bait; suggestion that a workman !!uol1!d be paid for broken time," but consider it an impertinent question to ask whut h.comes of ( be enormous !»atc-mo«ev taken by swell combinations like the !»atc-mo«ev taken by swell combinations like the Barbarians or the Corinthians. The spokesmen ¡ ot the snobocraey draw hue uistiucticus mvi;ib:e J to the ordinary eye.

THE POST SAG. til* There's «ne important omission 10 Queen's Speech, Her Majesty made allusien to the Brothers James. A parsnip measuring 38 inchcs fong, a1" by Mr Edward John Edwards, Station-road, Gowerten, was exhibited a Gowerton Conservative Club the other evening. At a recent presentation meeting Cwmbwrla the chairman began "Gentlemen and ladies, I hope we won thft the pleasure of losing Mr for a time to come." The meetings ef the Cackelt Schoel aredciighLiully free and easy in charact* The chairman is constantly ruurn;UriD8 Order, order, gentiemen This suUjset not on iiie agenda." The Stipendiary remarked at tho Poiiec-court on Tuesday mornin* tbat "L* Tiehborne should be sent to an asyiulD f°, habitual drunkards.' The old warricr r«Plje "1 hope when I go that you will aceom?*11^ me.' Is it true that you told complainant you did not want ber auv longer as yoa 1 nt another woman a husband was asked.. the poliee eourr. "Mo!" was tho repl?> She was ore loo manv for me; why I want another." The Swansea Stipendiary gave some usefUl C advice, at yesterday s sitting of the pailC cl ,vy court, to mothert;-iu-iaw, sisters-in-law, all the other ralations-in-law, whose delight is in stirring up disibcaaisus iiJetwe8Ø married couples. Economy in public affairs is pushed far now-a-days. It was proposed at tb6 Cockett School Board meeting that tbe Board should come to an agreement with the PariS. Council whereby the same mau might act sanitary inspector to the Council »D attendance officer to tke Board. It would less to go shares in a man. Alluding to the fact that it is a director tJ. the Swansea. Gas Company who has delailo, ded the pell on the triple scheme 't', a correspondent wants to know whether f1' not possible to saddle the companv with tbo cost. Certainly not! Besidts, F mustn't ,]'VCil go so far as to suggest kind of theory, or up will go the price of 9 Mr Viner Leader was questioning a ness as to whether he felt disposed to his daughter to live with her husband wbOJlS she accused of ill-treating her. Mr. 012sew dire interposed with a. question, which dravf npon him the rebuke from Mr LeeJef I What should you knew of the feelings oi father ? You never were one." Mr Viner Leeder had been wai^11'' patiently for some time at the poiice-c^urt yesterday for his case to come on. "I ,I here to-day punctually for once," he co&J plained to Mr Jenkin Jones, the magistral clerk, '<a.nd my reward is that I have to waJt. "Yes" wittily answered the latter, "youtb»^ to suffer when you Me punctual, v.ben yotJ are unpunctual someone else has to Butler," "There was a clean sheet at the políct. court on Friday."—Vide Swansea papcrSc Chief Constable to Superintendent: — Nov. racp, .Tones, race To J1f'll iivajas's place, 'Ihe btipendii,ry,s dukes Must a pair oi gloves grace. Of sealskin or kid Let their qua! ity be, Price liot to exceed One é<lhl eleven three Oh glary oh rapture what bargains thpre te, Clean sheets and white glevesfor on* eleven BctiO A lad who was charged at the pelice-coo* yesterday with playing tip-cat in the stree* defended his action in giving a false address by stating that he could not read or N-,riO and so mistook the name of the street, but US gave the right number Ice number vv" something, certainly but net much in ato^" with as many streets as Swansea. An interesting peep behind the seenei canvassing for publie positions was givsD the last, meeLiug of the Cockett School Board, wben a member confessed that he been approached by 24 or 25 would-be a.t^e1>' dance officers, and he had promised o-tch vote tor them. And he didn't bitish lIIucb either i J" Mr Viner Leedei was softening down somewhat strong expressions a'leged to b* been used by his client. The worIÖng-clasSe', he said, were not in the habit of using uaest elegant sud refined language in the'' every-Jay life. His friend on the gppositØ side struck in with an expostulation that 114 should not libel tno working-classes "1 asserting that threats" to cut each other jr into four pieces" were pa.rtof their every-apy language. Last Treak aGowortonian whom 'V,'e will Call 11 Ikv, sent a postal order for 5% to a certa1" Londoner who advertised offering to gifÐ information on how to save money, and surprised when K Mr Cockney wrote b*. telling him to keep what he could get Jø future, and, instead of answering news advertisements with it, to invest it in trie fo Ofiica Saving.s' Bank. Iky" swears Joel; that ho will make some Londoner suSer tor this. A steam fire engine is to be purchased IL r | Carmarthen to replace the ancient speclCl9.^ which that town now possesses and t worked by band. At the council meeting which this was decided upon, one of strongest arnnnients in its favour was lb* statement made by one of the members on the oceasion ot the last fire which occ-arr* in Carmarthen £ 5 was expended in refresl1" mcnts alone for the score or so men wb" worked the handles ot: the engine. reading this striking testimony to the sobri* • of St Peter's Leys, a gentleman that they must have put the tiro out beer! r.Iadame Adelina Patti is childish if y OLI will, but the ckiluishness becomcs bei, a child she -vill remain to the enci. Itoo bettor description could be given 01 brightest of all prima donnas, who is E09 so spontaneous, xo unaffected, so witty* so bright. Madame Adelina Patti ha- ^0 £ introduced to nearly all the crowned liea1 her time, and afforded them iiiilnua nient by her simple impetuous manner. Dieu I do not like your coflee," ii)3 c.J11; claimed, quite inadvertently, when slfPl tlfi ber after-dinner cup, many years Marlborough House. The Prince l»a» irresistibly as hornet her penitent glance. A mar. who attended Mrs Samuels saloon the ot'isr evening returned bom" rather excited state, aud after retiring hia wife noticed that he did not co to for hours. Next day he purchased a. boxing gloves. tie tll;tlgs a:il-,Oci lira wile. "1.. going to give our i Everv io- self-defonce," he answered. • ,0 should know how to take care ot hiuiJ-e -tn eL an emergency. Come on, Dai; 1 woo you." Twenty minutes later the returned witu his hand 10 his face- <*c''•> bC a piece of raw bed and put it en my p-ti saui. ''W hv. you don't mean to s^y l' 0at ————" No, 01 course, I dcttt; I)e in the «ard«n now in sorrow and rcpe- 1 yc uisco»ercd that the onlv way to boy is with a strap, M